There are 4 ways to get from Bern to Addis Ababa by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane ZRH - ADD
10h 50m$267–772Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane BSL - ADD
12h 32m$348–1,159Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane GVA - ADD
12h 8m$391–743Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)plane MXP - ADD
14h 37m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Addis Ababa is to train and fly which takes 10h 50m and costs $260 - $800.
The distance between Bern and Addis Ababa is 5272 km.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Bern to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Addis Ababa is 2h ahead of Bern. It is currently 9:43 AM in Bern and 11:43 AM in Addis Ababa.
There are 347+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Addis Ababa. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), walk to Bole Dildiy, then take the bus to Black Lion.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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